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Published 15 Jul 2022, 15:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ID 4291692 DOJ NICTS - IT support for eJudiciaryNI Office 365

Official notice

Authority: The Department of Justice, NI Courts and Tribunal Service NICTS

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£250,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Aug 2022awarded 6 Oct 2022
Awarded to ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NI Courts and Tribunals Service is seeking to establish a contract to provide IT support and maintenance for their eJudiciaryNI solution which has been developed on the Office 365 platform. This will be a 3-year initial contract period and is expected to commence on 1st December 2022 with two options to extend for any period up to, and including, one year each.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Systems and technical consultancy services · Systems support services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£250,000
Extensions: There are two options to extend for any period up to, and including 12 months each.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • AC2 Total Contract Price: 90%
  • AC1 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • AC1 Social Value: 10
  • AC2 Total Contract Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
15 Jul 2022, 15:53 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2022, 16:08 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
ID 4291692
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028141
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSystems and technical consultancy servicesSystems support services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0352ae Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Contracting Authority will comply with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and, where applicable, will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to all Economic Operators.

Publisher note: The successful Contractor’s performance will be managed as per the specification. and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering. on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a Contractor fails to reach. satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to. reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this. occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be grounds for termination. of the contract at the Contractor's expense. In lieu of termination they may be issued with a Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of. Unsatisfactory Performance. A central register of such Notices for supplies and services Contracts will be maintained and published on. the CPD website. Any Contractor in receipt of multiple Notices of Written Warning or Notices of Unsatisfactory Performance will be required. to declare this in future tender submissions for a period of three years from the date of issue of the Notice. It may also result in the. Contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
15 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
15 Aug 2022, 15:30 BST

Timeline

15 Aug 2022 → 13 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Aug 2022, 15:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Oct 2022, 16:08 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    13 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2022, 16:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ENDEAVOUR INFORMATION SOLUTIONSSMEContract£250,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Department of Justice, NI Courts and Tribunal Service NICTS

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services c/o Clare House Supplies and Services Division, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UK, BT3 9EDContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body Belfast
  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations.Review body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria